I have already tried this including importing to Protel 99SE, exporting out and back in to AD6 but to no avail (although I did lose all the net names on my tracks in the process so wasn't keen to continue with that even if it had fixed my problem).
Moving the board to a higher part of the screen results in the `empty' region at the bottom increasing. Rotating it simply confirmed that `something' was out there. I tried turning on all comments and designators but still nothing showed up. I eventually fixed the problem by deleting Mechanical Layer 1 (which originally had a couple of boundary markers so that I could easily see where the analog and digital grounds were). I haven't been able to `find' what it was on that layer because even with everything that I had put on there (and that was only lines) deleted, the problem still persisted. Delete the layer and it went away. Thanks to you all for your feedback. If I ever find the culprit I will let the group know. Best Regards (Mr) Laurie Biddulph Mobile: 0400 257 645 Elby Designs ABN: 70 022 727 605 http://www.elby-designs.com This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it, or any part of it, in any form whatsoever. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender and ensure that all copies of this e-mail and any files transmitted with it are deleted. Any views or opinions represented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Elby Designs. Although this e-mail and its attachments have been scanned for the presence of computer viruses, Elby Designs will not be liable for any losses as a result of any viruses being passed on. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brooks,Bill To: 'Protel EDA Discussion List' Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:13 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Something off the board I have found that selecting everything you can see... then copying to a clean new file usually gets rid of these type of things... If that doesn't work... saving it as an ASCII version and then opening the new ASCII version which converts it back into the binary version seems to remove illegal elements in the design. Somehow the translator weeds out elements with negative coordinates. Give that a try and see if it works for you. Bill Brooks PCB Design Engineer, C.I.D.+ Tel: (760)597-1500 Fax: (760)597-1510 Datron World Communications, Inc. Vista, California -----Original Message----- From: Steve Hendrix [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:43 AM To: Protel EDA Discussion List Subject: Re: [PEDA] Something off the board At 2006-05-21 21:25 +1000, you wrote: >I have a pcb design which compiles and checks out 100% implying that >all components and tracks are where they should be. However when I >do a print preview the board is pushed up to the top of a page >(board size is around than A4 and showing on A3 at the top). I have >tried turning on ALL layers and unhiding everything I can think off >but nothing shows up outside the board area. Select Outside Area >comes up blank. Select Outside only gets those things that are completely outside. You might have i.e. a component with a refdes gone walkabout. Try instead, Select All, followed by Deselect Inside and see if the result is different. Steve Hendrix ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
